Monday Is a Town Holiday

Most municipal offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 4 in observance of Labor Day. Residential trash will not be collected (make-up day is Wednesday, Sept. 6). Chapel.Hill Transit will not operate. Chapel Hill Public Library will be open 1-5 p.m. Read more.

Things to do in Chapel Hill

Learn
about North Carolina's procedures for purging voter rolls, verification of
voter registration, selection of early voting sites, and more. The public is
invited to a panel discussion with the Board of Elections directors from
Chatham, Durham and Orange Counties, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of
Orange, Durham and Chatham Counties. The discussion will be held on Wed Sept 6,
2017, in the Chapel Hill Public Library, located at 100 Library Drive, Chapel
Hill. Come at noon with a brown-bag lunch, beverages will be provided. The 90
minute program will begin promptly at 12:30 PM, is free and open to the public.
www.lwvodc.org

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Welcome Back Block Party

A block party featuring food
trucks and a concert is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, outside UNC-Chapel
Hill’s Memorial Hall.

It is open to both students and
the community. The concert headlines Jojo Abot, a Ghanian rapper with musical
blends of Afrobeat, Reggae and electronica.

Deadline Extended for
Public Library’s Call for Artists

The deadline for artists to submit works to the Banned
Books Trading Cards Project at Chapel Hill Public Library has been extended by
one week to Tuesday, Sept. 5. The extension allows families returning from
vacation and students arriving on campus to take part in the project.

Now in its 5th year, the project invites local
artists of all ages and stages to create small works of art that celebrate the
freedom to read, raise awareness of the dangers of censorship, and promote
local art. Details of the project can be found at chapelhillpubliclibrary.org/banned-books.

Artists of all ages from Orange, Durham, Wake, Chatham
and Alamance counties may enter any piece that is inspired by a piece of
literature that has been banned or an author whose work has been challenged.
All submitted works will go on display during Banned Books Week, September 24– September 30. Winners receive a cash prize. A Youth winner will also be
chosen.

The size of the submission is limited to 5 inches x 7
inches, but that is one of the only restrictions. Any medium is welcome -
watercolor, mixed media, digital, pen and ink, etc. - and artists of all skill
levels are encouraged to participate. Details and a submission form are
available at chapelhillpubliclibrary.org/banned-books.

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Town In News

Town in News – TIN Report – is a sampling of news media coverage about the Town of Chapel Hill compiled by the Communications and Public Affairs Department. This listing includes articles and columns that are available on the web, and may not necessarily contain all stories in the print edition of the papers or on televised broadcasts.

Links access online stories that are posted for a limited time. Some media organizations require registration or a subscription.

Upcoming town elections could improve diversity in local governance
Chapel Hill
residents will head to the polls to vote in Town Council and mayoral elections
Nov. 7 and choose from one of the most diverse pools of candidates in recent
years.

Town council member asks community to sponsor hateful comments in
#DonateAgainstHate campaign
Chapel Hill town
council member Jessica Anderson took to Facebook to express her disdain for
Silent Sam after last week's protests at the monument.

Area firefighters en route to Texas for Hurricane Harvey relief. Who’s
going?
Firefighters from Durham, Chapel Hill and other North Carolina cities are
headed to areas around Houston, Texas, to help with the flooding from Hurricane
Harvey.

From Town Hall

Chapel Hill Fire Personnel Deploy to Texas

Four Chapel Hill Fire Department employees deployed to Texas Thursday morning, Aug. 31, 2017, as members of the North Carolina Task Force 8 in a partnership with the cities of Durham and Raleigh.

Task Force 8 is expected to be deployed 9-10 days. The team will assist in search and rescue efforts that continue in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which dropped a record 51.88 inches of rain in southeast Texas.

The Town of Chapel Hill has mutual aid agreements in place to call on if a swift-water rescue is necessary in our area while the team is deployed.

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Council Business Meeting on Wednesday

The Chapel Hill Town Council returns from summer hiatus for
a business meeting scheduled at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, in the Council
Chamber of Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Wednesday meetings are a new schedule for business meetings
and public hearings this fall.

Public attendance is welcome. Parking is available at Town
Hall lots and the lot at Stephens Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Additional parking is available in several public lots on Rosemary
Street (parkonthehill.com).
Town Hall is served by NS and T routes of Chapel Hill Transit (chtransit.org).

Council meeting summaries are issued from the Communications
and Public Affairs Department following most business meetings. To sign up to
receive these by email, please send a request to info@townofchapelhill.org.

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Wireless Telecommunications Public Information Meeting

The public is invited to provide input to help guide the Wireless Master
Plan and Ordinance at a public information meeting to be held at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 21, in Meeting Room A of the Chapel Hill Public Library.

Likely outcomes will be fewer large-scale towers and more street level poles
in the future. Wireless communications and the associated infrastructure is
essential to our community as regards basic day-to-day services, educational,
public safety, entertainment, and business needs.

The public process will provide Chapel Hill the necessary road map and
guidelines to manage the Town’s wireless telecommunications.

Mayor Hemminger
Participates in DACA Day of Action

Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger is participating in the
Mayors’ National Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Day of Action
today (Tuesday, Aug. 29) to show support for the DACA program.

Organized by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, local leaders
from across the country are speaking out in support of DACA and Dreamers.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) provides
employment authorization and protection from deportation to undocumented
immigrants who entered the United States before they turned 16 and has
benefitted nearly 800,000 undocumented youth since it began in 2012.

“By allowing young immigrants to live and work in the
United States without fear of deportation, the DACA program is allowing these
young people to remain active participants in our communities and to contribute
to our local, state and national economies,” said Mayor Hemminger who believes
the program serves as the foundation for sound, responsible immigrant policy.

“We urge the continuation of the DACA program to provide
the necessary protections for our immigrant community until Congress passes
comprehensive immigration reform,” the mayor explained.

“These young people deserve a clear path toward a
productive future and a chance, like other immigrants to America before them,
to help lead all of us toward a brighter future.”

More about the program:

87 percent of DACA recipients are
employed by American businesses and 6 percent have created their own
businesses

1.3 million young undocumented immigrants
enrolled or immediately eligible for DACA contribute an estimated $2
billion a year in state and local taxes.

#MayorsStand4All
and #DefendDACA

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Town Manager Announces
Executive Director for Community Arts & Culture

Town Manager Roger Stancil has announced the appointment
of Susan Brown as Executive Director for Community Arts & Culture to
coordinate policy and operational areas related to arts, history and culture in
Chapel Hill.

“I believe that with Susan’s leadership, we will bring
together internal and external teams to bring a new level of energy and focus
to the arts, history and culture of our community,” Stancil said. “With this
focus, I am seeking to consider the role of the arts in all we do.”

Brown currently serves as director of the Chapel Hill
Public Library and will retain this role. She will also assume responsibility
for assessing and aligning Town resources related to arts and culture. This
will include implementing the Cultural Arts Master Plan and working with the
Town’s Cultural Arts Commission. She will also play a lead role in managing the
transition of historic Town Hall into future uses as she explores “ways to
learn from our past to prepare for our future,” Stancil said.

Town Manager Stancil has been refining the Town of Chapel
Hill’s organizational structure to focus on key community priorities including
those expressed in Chapel Hill 2020 in innovative ways. These include his
recent appointment, as well as others:

As Executive Director for
Community Arts & Culture, Susan Brown will continue the Town’s
strong tradition of public art and collaborate with special events such as
Festifall and other community celebrations. She will look across the
organization to consider how other ongoing programs and activities are
enhanced by a commitment to the arts.

As Executive Director for
Community Safety, Chris Blue is focused on connections among code
enforcement, inspections operations, Police and Fire departments, traffic engineering,
and bike and pedestrian efforts.

As Executive Director for
Housing and Community, Loryn Clark is building the connections among
planning and development, housing, and community services through
nonprofits.

As Executive Director for
Technology, Scott Clark is growing and enhancing our professional team
approach to enterprise technology as a partner in how we do
business.

Brown took her first library job as an undergrad, never
thinking it would turn into a career. Twenty-five years later, she is
still working in libraries and is more passionate than ever about the role they
play in the life of a community.

Brown has held a variety of positions in both academic
and public libraries. In 2013, she became the director of the Chapel Hill
Public Library. Before that, she worked at libraries in Kansas,
Virginia, and North Carolina, including Wake County and Orange County
Public Libraries. She holds a B.A. from Virginia Tech and an M.L.S. from
UNC-Chapel Hill.

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Community Information Meeting on Municipal Services Center

A community information meeting to discuss the planning of a Municipal Services Center will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, in the Magnolia Conference Room of the Giles Horney Building, 103 Airport Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599.

A new municipal service facility would serve several Town of Chapel Hill administrative needs which could include police, parks and recreation administration and fire. The site under consideration is on Estes Drive Extension adjacent to existing University functions and owned by UNC-Chapel Hill.

The community meeting will be an opportunity to hear the interests of the neighborhood, and share pertinent information before Council consideration. Community feedback will be included in the presentation to the Council on Sep. 27.

Labor Day Proclaimed Living Wage Day in Chapel Hill

The Chapel Hill Town Council is celebrating this Labor Day – a holiday honoring workers – by proclaiming it Living Wage Day, encouraging people to show their support and appreciation for living wage certified employers.

The Town of Chapel Hill proclamation recognizes that a living wage can lift workers out of poverty and toward the middle class. The minimum wage has not increased in North Carolina beyond the federally mandated minimum of $7.25. Meanwhile, the costs of housing, food, child care, and health care have increased substantially in the eight years since the federal minimum was last raised.

Employers like the Town of Chapel Hill that pay their workers a living wage report substantially less turnover, better job performance, and higher levels of positive customer engagement.

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Town-Sponsored Events

CANCELED: Tar Heel Downtown

Due to the threat of
inclement weather, Tar Heel Downtown is canceled.

Safety is the top
priority. The forecast for Chapel Hill shows a high probability for
thunderstorms, with the possibility of severe weather at times.

There is not a makeup date
for Tar Heel Downtown. We wish the Tar Heels the best for their upcoming
season.

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Books Sandwiched In
Meeting Sept. 6

Books Sandwiched In will meet at 11:30
am. Wednesday, Sept. 6 at Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive,
for a discussion of The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank with a
forward by Eleanor Roosevelt.

Each September Books Sandwiched In discusses a book that
has been banned at some point since its creation, as was The Diary of Anne
Frank.

This later edition of the beloved classic contains
entries from the 25 trying months of the family in hiding in Nazi-occupied
Amsterdam. Anne Frank received a blank diary for her thirteenth birthday, just
weeks before they went into hiding. She filled it with her personal entries of
claustrophobic, quarrelsome intimacy with her parents, sister, a second family,
and elderly dentist who has little tolerance for Anne’s vivacity. The diary has
vivid grubby details of the wartime struggles and candid discussions of
emotions familiar to teenagers. Her later entries reveal her compassion and
spiritual depth. Just 15, Anne died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in
March 1945. This is a moving and eloquent document of the Holocaust.

Books Sandwiched In selections for the year are chosen by
the members and can be found on the Friends' web site at www.friendschpl.org.
We hope you will join us.

Big Book Sale Sept. 8-10

Summer is almost over and there’s no better time and
place to restock your personal book shelves and maybe even start your holiday
shopping than the Friends of Chapel Hill Public Library BIG Book Sale. The sale
begins on Friday, Sept. 8, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. (members only – new members may
join at the door). The sale will continue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 9 and will wrap up from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 with a bag
sale—bring your own bag and fill it for $5.

Whether you’re a fiction lover or prefer non-fiction or
just like to treasure hunt for old favorites, you will want to be at the Big
Book Sale. We have an abundance of science/math/medicine, US and world history,
classics, performing arts and entertainment, and crafts and hobbies as well as
children’s books and even more than the usual number of art books. We also have
a selection of books from the William and Ida Friday collection.

Prices for children’s and mass market paperbacks start at
50 cents and most books are priced at $3 or less.

Come early and often and browse to your heart’s content.
The Friends Book Store on the lower level of the Library will also be open
during Big Book Sale hours with many of those books at special sale prices.

Friday 3-5:30 p.m.
members only – join at the door – registration starts at
1:30 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. free and open to
the public
Sunday 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
bag sale – bring your own bag - fill it for $5

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Orange County’s 13th
Annual Dog Swim

Orange County’s Animal Services Department will hold its
annual dog swim from 12 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at the A.D. Clark Pool at
Hargraves Community Center, 216 N. Roberson St. in Chapel Hill. Dogs can swim
for $5 and people swim for free.

The annual Dog Swim gives dog owners the chance to
recreate with their dogs and socialize with other residents. “Along with
the fun and excitement of being able to splash in the water with your dog, it
is a great opportunity for residents to become familiar with the animal service
resources available here in Orange County," said Anne Nicholson, Aquatics
Supervisor for the Town of Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation Department.

This is the thirteenth year of the dog swim, which is
sponsored by Orange County Animal Services and Chapel Hill’s Parks and
Recreation Department. Orange County dogs can swim for $5, dogs from other
counties will pay $10. People swim for free.

Please make sure that any dogs you plan on bringing are
current on their vaccinations, not in season and on leash when entering the
event. We look forward to seeing everyone there so please spread the word and
bring friends!

The event will draw people from beyond the Triangle area to spend the
afternoon recreating with their dogs. It’s a wonderful event and brings people
together to celebrate the undeniable bond between dogs and people.

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Chapel Hill’s Festifall Arts Festival 2017

Spend the day supporting the arts on
Sunday, Oct. 1 in Downtown Chapel Hill for the 45th annual Festifall Arts
Festival.

Chapel Hill’s Festifall Arts Festival provides an
extraordinary opportunity for the community, art enthusiasts and artists to
interact. A vibrant market of handmade artworks along with live performances
presents a day of discovery for the festival’s attendees as they engage with
the local art community. Historic West Franklin Street in Downtown Chapel Hill
provides a beautiful backdrop to our celebration of arts and culture.

Dance to
local music and enjoy three varied stages of entertainment at the Main Stage, Local506 Stage, and Interactive Stage.

Participate
in interactive activities for children and adults.

Festifall is dedicated to presenting unique items that are
never manufactured or mass produced.
Join us in promoting the work of many talented artists, and maybe even
take home a few one-of-a-kind treasures of your own! Additionally, top artists
will be selected through jury to receive $1100 in prizes and community
recognition.

This is a free event for all ages! As always, the Town of
Chapel Hill promotes a Bike & Pedestrian-Friendly Community and encourages
everyone to cycle or walk whenever attending these great events! Also, Park
& Ride! A new dedicated Festifall shuttle will operate continuously every
15 minutes between park and ride lot at 725 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and
Rosemary Street ( two stops--Breadman’s and Mama Dip’s).

Ephesus Park Tennis
Courts Closed for Resurfacing

The Town of Chapel Hill is nationally regarded for its
quality of life. Public parks and recreation are the gateways to a healthier,
more livable community. In addition to our parks, trails, indoor and outdoor
recreation facilities, Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation offers a myriad of
recreation programs and cultural activities for all ages and social
backgrounds.

In an effort to improve and maintain our tennis
facilities, Ephesus Park tennis courts will be closed Aug. 30 through earl;y
September for a resurfacing project.

Transportation

Special Event Parking Rate Available

Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, is the first UNC-Chapel Hill
home football game of the season. The Town of Chapel Hill will be
offering special event parking fees at specific lots and decks downtown.
Limited hourly parking will be available in the 140 West Parking Lot. The
event parking fee will be $20 and will allow visitors to park for the entire
day. On-street and off-street metered parking will be billed at the
normal rate.

Tar Heel Express Service
to the North Carolina versus California Football Game Sept. 2

Chapel Hill Transit will provide Tar Heel Express shuttle
service on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, for the North Carolina football game
against California, scheduled for 12:20 p.m. at Kenan Stadium. Shuttles will
begin at 9:20 a.m. from the Friday Center and Airport Drive (103 Airport Drive,
Chapel Hill) park and rides, and 10:50 a.m. from the Southern Village and Jones
Ferry Road park and rides.

Shuttles drop off and pick up on South Road at Carmichael
Auditorium and Woolen gym. The shuttles will provide continuous and fully
accessible service, running every 10 to 15 minutes between the park and rides
and Kenan Stadium. The shuttles will operate for forty-five (45) minutes
following the game. Shuttle rides are $5 for a round-trip or $3 for a
one-way trip. Park and ride permits are not required during Tar Heel Express
events.

Tar Heel Express Service
to the North Carolina versus Louisville Football Game Sept. 9

Chapel Hill Transit will provide Tar Heel Express shuttle
service on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, for the North Carolina football game
against Louisville, scheduled for 12 p.m. at Kenan Stadium. Shuttles will begin
at 9 a.m. from the Friday Center and Airport Drive (103 Airport Drive, Chapel
Hill) park and rides, and 10:30 a.m. from the Southern Village and Jones Ferry
Road park and rides.

Shuttles drop off and pick up on South Road at Carmichael
Auditorium and Woolen gym. The shuttles will provide continuous and fully
accessible service, running every 10 to 15 minutes between the park and rides
and Kenan Stadium. The shuttles will operate for forty-five (45) minutes
following the game. Shuttle rides are $5 for a round-trip or $3 for a one-way
trip. Park and ride permits are not required during Tar Heel Express events.

Construction will last for approximately four weeks (the entire month of
September) while crews widen the road and add a turn lane for the Waste and
Recycling Center. The grand opening of the new Eubanks Road Waste and
Recycling Center is projected for January 2018.

Do you walk, bike, run and wheel around Chapel Hill? The Town of Chapel Hill
is busy with projects to improve your travel safety and convenience – including
sidewalks, streets, trails and greenways, traffic calming and more. For more
information, visit townofchapelhill.org/gettingaround.
And, for a weekly digest of all Town news, sign up for Chapel Hill eNews
at townofchapelhill.org/signup or
by sending a request to info@townofchapelhill.org.

Apply Now: Community
Police Academy

The Community Police Academy is an
action-packed, two-day event providing community members with an “inside look”
at how their police department functions. The Academy is designed to increase
understanding and awareness of the role of the Chapel Hill Police Department
and the day-to-day life of a police officer through computer simulated
“hands-on” activities and engaging discussions.

Participants will experience:

Exercises
simulating real police scenarios (computer simulations)

Officer
Equipment demonstrations

Arrest
procedures

Use of
Force discussions

Social/Mental
Health Issues

Citizen
Complaints/Internal Affairs

Police
Canine (K9) Program demonstrations

Investigations

Special
Emergency Response Capabilities

...and
more

The Community Police Academy is open to
anyone 16 years of age or older.

Police Make Arrest in Attempted Murder

Members of the U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force for the Middle
District of North Carolina arrested Cordell O. Baldwin of Mebane at 9 a.m.
Thursday, Aug. 2017, for his involvement in a shooting which occurred in Chapel
Hill on May 23, 2017. He was located at a residence in Mebane and
arrested without incident. He is charged with one Felony count of
Attempted First Degree Murder, one Felony count of Assault with Intent to
Kill Inflicting Serious Injury, and one Felony count of Possession of a
Firearm by a Felon. Baldwin is being held in the Orange County Jail under
a $500,000 secured bond.

The U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force for the Middle District of
North Carolina is comprised of investigators from the U.S. Marshals Service,
Immigration Customs and Enforcement, Chapel Hill Police Department, Durham
Police Department, Greensboro Police Department, High Point Police Department,
Winston-Salem Police Department, Alamance County Sheriff’s Office, Orange
County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol and the North
Carolina Department of Public Safety, Department of Community Corrections –
Probation & Parole. For more information, visit usmarshals.gov.

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Chapel Hill Police
Respond to Sexual Assault

At
7:32 pm, the Chapel Hill Police Department responded to a report of a sexual
assault that occurred in a wooded area near Drew Hill Lane. The victim
described the suspect as a dark skinned black male between the ages of 18 and
25. His height was approximately 5’10 to 6’1 and he had a medium
build. The suspect had a box or flattop haircut with a dot pattern cut
into the sides and back. He was wearing a maroon colored t-shirt and gray
jogging pants.

If
anyone has information about incident, please call either 911 or Crime Stoppers
at 919-942-7515. Calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential and anonymous,
and the caller may be eligible for a cash reward up to $2,000 for information
that leads to arrest.

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News from Other Public Agencies

News from UNC Office of the Chancellor

Dear Campus Community:

Because of serious concerns about campus safety, I have declined a request from
the National Policy Institute to rent space for Richard Spencer to speak on
campus.

I made this decision after consultation with UNC Police and local and state law
enforcement agencies who have thoroughly assessed the risks such an event could
bring to Carolina. Our basis for this decision is the safety and security of
the campus community—we are not willing to risk anyone’s safety in light of
these known risks.

I am deeply saddened and disturbed that the violent and virulent rhetoric
being espoused by extremist groups has jeopardized the ability of campuses to
promote robust dialogue and debate about important issues while ensuring public
safety.

One way to counter this is to promote and encourage our campus community to
engage in constructive conversation. I hope as many of you as possible will
help kick off this year’s Carolina Conversations on Wednesday, Sept. 6, with a
program called “The First Amendment and Free Speech at UNC.” This discussion
will explore topics including what the First Amendment protects at a public
university. More details are available at http://diversity.unc.edu/.

Thank you for your attention to this important update.

Sincerely,

Carol L. Folt
Chancellor

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September Is
Suicide Prevention Month

News release from Orange County

Hillsborough, NC (August
24, 2017) – From 2011 to 2015 62 Orange County citizens lost their lives to suicide. In September the Orange
County Health Department and Healthy Carolinians of Orange County will be
hosting events to support survivors and to share how to recognize the signs and
symptoms of suicide and what to do if a loved one or friend is in danger.
Events include:

·
September 7, 2017
#BeThe1To Kick Off EventWhitted Human Services Building 300 West Tryon St.,
Hillsborough, NC 27278
8:30 to 10:30 am
This event will start with breakfast and will allow participants to hear from
those who have a personal connection to suicide. Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens
will speak. Please register here: http://evite.me/NbZsD2aqGq

·
September 10, 2017
National Suicide Prevention Day of Prayer
Various churches in Orange County will have a moment of silence during church
services.

·
September 22, 2017
"Be the Light" Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk
UNC-Chapel Hill, “The Pit” 207 South Rd.,
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
6 to 8 pm
The walk will begin at UNC’s Pit with a moment of silence. Speakers will share
ways to help prevent suicide by learning to recognize the signs and symptoms.
As a visual reminder of the 62 Orange County citizens who lost their lives to
suicide from 2011 to 2015, 62 pairs of donated shoes will be on display. To
donate shoes, contact Kiana Redd at kredd@orangecountync.gov
or 919.245.2379. After the walk the shoes will be donated to the Club NOVA
Thrift Shop.

The Saturday Carrboro Farmers Market hosts the only
residential food waste drop-off at a Farmers Market in North Carolina. It
is a volunteer supported effort, sponsored by Orange County Solid Waste
Management. Compost monitors sign
up for a 2 ½ hour shift to watch over the collection carts, make sure only
the proper materials go in, and keep things moving smoothly. An average
of 60 people drop-off food waste weighing over 400 pounds each week! There will
be a Compost Monitor Information Day September 9, from 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 pm
at the Carrboro Farmers Market, with a brief training starting at every
half hour, at the food waste drop-off area located behind the ATM. It will also
be an opportunity to learn more about outdoor composting and see a functioning
worm bin ideal for indoor composting in small spaces.

Two full-scale composting classes will be held this fall,
led by Muriel Williman of Orange County Solid Waste Management. Learn the
basics of indoor composting using worms, and outdoor composting using a variety
of containers and recipes.

Volunteer for
Recycling—Opportunities abound!

News release from Orange
County Solid Waste Management

Orange County Solid Waste Management often hosts recycling
and other waste diversion activities at large local special events. Recycling
volunteers rove the event grounds distributing recycling containers, checking
regularly to make sure recycling collection is maximized, sorted well, and
running smoothly. Volunteers also pick up litter and otherwise keep the event
looking good! These opportunities are perfect for high school students needing
Service Learning hours or others who want to stay active and make a difference.
Shifts vary, often you get a meal or a tshirt, and volunteering with us also
makes you eligible for an account with the Local Government Federal Credit
Union. Please contact Muriel Williman at
muriel@orangecountync.gov or
call 919-918-4909 for details for the following events: